Our Teachers

We are inclusive, lighthearted, and dedicated to making yoga enjoyable, beneficial, and doable for all people. Every teacher has a different style and approach, which enables us to provide variety and keeps things interesting.  All of our teachers are friendly, caring, and skilled at adapting yoga for individual bodies. 

Christa Stebbing

Christa’s Style in 3 Words: Uplifting, real, supportive

What do you love most about yoga?
The power of yoga to improve health, emotional wellbeing, relationships, and life. I love experiencing my body as it continually changes, and how my practice evolves as I get older. I also love witnessing so many different people with different bodies and needs doing yoga their own way.

Since my first class in 2005, my yoga and meditation practice has been a constant source of healing, inspiration, and connection through the ups and downs of life.

About Christa:
Christa opened Kindred Yoga to provide a space where anyone and everyone can experience peace and connection in the midst of this often chaotic life.

Each class with Christa is a mind-body-spirit experience that is at the same time accessible and light-hearted.

She has been teaching yoga since 2010, has over 2000 teaching hours, and earned her 500-Hour certification through the Himalayan Institute – the highest level recognized by Yoga Alliance. She holds an additional certification in the Anatomy and Physiology of Yoga from Yoga Synergy in Australia.

Christa is the owner of Kindred Yoga LLC, and the creator and Director of the Kindred Yoga 200-Hour teacher training program.

Ellie Fitzgerald

Ellie’s style in 3 words:
Flow, genuine, evolving

What Ellie love’s most about yoga:
I love that yoga is accessible to everyone. 

About Ellie:

Ellie began her yoga practice six years ago and fell in love with the empowering style of vinyasa and flow classes. Her favorite thing about yoga is how it truly is a practice of one. She completed her 200-hour teacher training in May 2019 at Kindred Yoga Studio. 

Outside of yoga, Ellie’s other passions include travel, running, writing, visiting National Parks, and all things Disney.

Barb Enger

Barb’s Style in 3 Words: Open, Enthusiastic, Inclusive

What she love’s most about yoga:
Yoga is a practice of self care; of body, mind and spirit. In my experience every practice balances these things in the way that we most need at that point in time. Our yoga practice grows with us throughout our life, through our joys and struggles, and only asks that we show up on our mat with an open heart.

About Barb:
Barb has been a yoga devotee for decades and appreciates how it has held her up - body, mind and spirit. She always wanted to train as a teacher, if only to better understand why I had found yoga so integral to my life. She completed the Kindred Yoga Teacher Training program and is dedicated to sharing the benefits of yoga practice with others.

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Kiri N.

Kiri’s Style in 3 words: Authentic, Uplifting, Releasing

What Kiri love about yoga: What I love most about yoga is that there is so much to love about yoga! Yoga can be your own individual practice or it can be one you share with others. The practice allows you to build physical, mental, emotional strength and well-being. This sacred holistic practice has the power to lead you to the path of self-discovery, self-acceptance, and much more.
About Kiri: Kiri originally started her yoga practice to supplement her running exercise. Kiri quickly realized the benefits of yoga and now practices yoga for the sake of yoga! She immediately felt the calming effects and saw her stress levels from work and life drastically go down. Kiri developed a new outlook on life and for years would tell everyone that they need to practice yoga. She recently completed Kindred Yoga’s 2022-2023 RYT-200 program and is extremely excited to share her love of the practice. Kiri hopes to help others find peace, strength, confidence, balance, harmony, and a sense of camaraderie at Kindred Yoga Studio.

Lauren Kelly

Lauren’s Style in 3 words: Easygoing, sensitive, holistic

What Lauren loves about yoga: Yoga allows me to get out of my own way and relieve some of the pressure of being human by connecting to love and presence. The path of yoga is so sacred and expansive; it can be studied and practiced in so many ways over many lifetimes. Practicing yoga feels like coming home every time.

 About Lauren: Lauren received her 200hr teacher training certification in Hatha Yoga from SOYA (South Okanagen Yoga Academy) during the pandemic of 2020, and became deeply invested in the vast studies of Yoga. She continued her training at Palo Santo Wellness Boutique in 2022, with a focus on Bhakti Yoga, trauma informed teaching, assists and more.

She vows to honor the roots of yoga by moving away from body and ego-centered asana practice, and towards the union of mind, body, soul and spirit.

Lauren also works as a dog handler and graduated from the University of the Arts in musical theater. 

Maddie Reilly

Maddie's Style in 3 Words: Flowy, Empowering, Holistic

What Maddie loves most about yoga: I am drawn to yoga for its transformative ability to bring stillness to the mind and foster mental clarity. It serves as a space, providing me with essential time for self-care. Yoga, for me, is not just a physical practice but a powerful outlet for releasing emotions, shedding stressors, and finding inner peace amid life's challenges.

About Maddie: Maddie is certified as an RYT 200 hour instructor at Kindred Yoga. She began her yoga journey in the summer of 2022 at Kindred Yoga, discovering a meaningful connection with the practice. Having danced since the age of 2, her movement background enriches her approach to yoga. With a passion for yoga and mindfulness with children Maddie has broaden her practice to children aged 2 to 15 at a summer camp and is currently sharing yoga practices with elementary students. Maddie's heart is deeply invested in fostering a passion for yoga among kids.

Connie Czaplicki

Connie’s Style: Balanced, sincere, encouraging

What Connie loves most about yoga:

I love that yoga is a natural, peaceful, inclusive, and comprehensive practice offering tools that can help anyone move towards the best version of themselves!

About Connie:

With a background as a Physical Therapist, Connie is interested in human movement as well as holistic approaches to health and wellbeing. She believes that the regular practice of yoga can help us to counteract the negative effects of our busy, modern lives and can contribute to healthy aging. 

She is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 200) with Yoga Alliance, having completed her yoga teacher training at Kindred Yoga Studio. 

She is happy to have the opportunity to share this valuable knowledge with others!

Connie’s other interests include music, cooking, and spending time in nature.

Kristine Kearns

Kris’ Style:  Inclusive, Supportive, Caring

What Kris loves most about yoga:
I love that there are no expectations.  Each and every practice is about what your needs are at that moment, and your individual practice changes with you over time to meet your needs.

About Kris:
Kris started taking yoga classes as part of a physical fitness routine about 6 years ago.  Soon after, she realized the benefits of stress reduction and a change in state of mind.  She began seeking time to practice more and more as an outlet to her stressful job, and to help her cope with personal events in life.  After orthopedic surgery, then a broken bone, yoga helped to advance Kris’ physical recovery and kept her state of mind healthy and positive. 

Once she began Yoga Teacher Training at Kindred to learn more about how to help herself, she saw the potential to help others.  Now Kris can’t wait to share her learnings and support others in the opportunity to explore their practice in the best way possible for themselves.  

Lindsay Jamison

Lindsay’s style in 3 words:
Mindful, playful, creative.

What do you love most about yoga?  I love the spiritual tradition and the transformative qualities of this practice. When I began practicing 15 years ago, I had no idea that it was going to change my life forever. I especially love mantras, chakras, breath work and meditation.

About Lindsay:
Lindsay Jamison CYT-500, is a yoga and meditation educator, reiki practitioner and visual artist. She discovered yoga while studying at the University of the Arts in 2006. Lindsay quickly recognized the transformative qualities of the yogic lifestyle and began formally studying in 2011 at Yoga on Main.

In finding deep healing and wisdom in these practices, she has dedicated herself to continuous study and currently has well over a thousand hours of training from numerous programs. Fueled by creativity and intuition, her classes will invite you to turn inward, to dance and play, but most importantly to create space for you to know yourself on a deeper level. On that mat or at the easel, Lindsay believes in empowering everyone to live the life they love!

Maria Butler

Maria’s style in 3 words: Centered, deepening, dynamic

What Maria loves most about yoga:
Freedom. Presence. Integration. Connection. All of these things, and so much more! The integration of mind, body, spirit. The recognition that I am able to explore into my deeper self, and that I have an opportunity to continue to explore, rediscover, and recreate within each practice.

About Maria:
As a Registered Nurse, Licensed Massage Therapist, and Certified Life Coach, and Yoga Teacher certified through Kindred Yoga, Maria has had the gifted opportunity in helping various populations throughout her career path. Caring for her disabled mother of many years fueled her passionate journey to Wellness. Her beliefs and strong advocation for keeping well, resulting from her life’s experiences, have propelled her to thrive towards staying well herself. 

She is also a Reiki Master, and enjoys delving into the chakras, meditation, and Spiritual Realms. 

Maria believes that nature, daily Yoga practice, and Physical movement are Life’s ultimate natural healing medicines. As she inspires, shares and extends to others what she has been so fortunate to receive, she remains Divinely grateful.